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✨Recipe:
✨Prepare the brown sugar boba pearls: In a small saucepan, combine the 1/3cup water and 1/3cup light brown sugar. Heat mixture over high heat until boiling. Reduce the heat to low and mix in 1/2cup of tapioca starch, stirring constantly for 6-8 seconds. Remove from heat and mix in another 1/2cup of tapioca starch until a dough just begins to form.
Dump the dough out onto a work surface and knead until a smooth dough forms, about 1 minute or so. Working quickly, as the dough will dry up if it cools too much, divide the dough into four equal pieces and roll each piece into a long rod and then cut and form into little balls.
✨Place the boba pearls into a bowl with tapioca starch and toss to coat. Dump the boba into a fine-mesh sieve to shake off the excess tapioca starch.
✨To cook the boba pearls, heat a medium pot of water over medium-high heat until boiling. Add the pearls and boil for 30 minutes. Cut the heat and let the pearls rest in the water for 20-25 minutes or until translucent and chewy.
✨Make the Brown Sugar Syrup: To a small saucepot, add 6 1/2 TBLS of water and 1 1/4cup light brown sugar and swirl to combine. Place over medium heat and cook until the sugar dissolves and the mixture starts to bubble. Increase the heat to medium-high and boil vigorously to reduce the liquid into a syrup. Drain the pearls through a fine-mesh strainer. Stir into the syrup mixture along with 1 tbls of blackstrap molasses.
✨To assemble with traditional milk tea, add 2cups of whole milk to a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat the milk until it reaches 162°F (72°C), stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and mix in 5 black tea bags. Let steep for 4-8 minutes, or until it reaches the desired strength of flavor. Refrigerate until completely cold. To a tall glass, spoon in as many boba pearls as desired and top with desired amount of syrup. Add in the ice cubes before pouring in the chilled milk tea and serve.
✨To assemble the matcha, I used a specific boba matcha powder. Heat 2 cups milk like above, and pour in the matcha according to package. Assemble the same way as above. Enjoy! 😉

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